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. TOROGRAPHY 


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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, 
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. SOUTHWESTERN ALMANAC: 


FOR 1836, 


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Names printed in sMALL CAPITALS are those of County Seats. Those c fol 
letter pyare names of Post Offices, Those printed in Italic are names of Post Offi 
continie The greater the first: number after any place, the further it is nort 
itis, the further south. The greater the second number, the further the place is v 
less ‘it is, the further east. Ifyou set the numbers of any two places under each of 
then. subtract, you will have two remainders; the first shows the number of miles o) ep 
is north or south of the other; and the second. ‘shows how many miles: one is wes 
the other. The shortest distance between them is found by rules hereafter given. H e 


A 


Abiacha, creek, m’th, Carroll, 8508,3615 Benton, Yazoo, p. 
Agency, Cld Choctaw, Hinds, 8445,3606 | Bolivar, Washington, p, 


New, Oktibbeha. 
« English, Clarke, « 
Alamucky creek, head of, a: 


“é 


Alligator Slouch. . Washfaeton, 8512,3627 


Amsterdam, Hinds, pe 
Apaluce, Carroll, 
Ard’s Bluff, Marion, p. 
Atata C. H. Atala, 
Atuens, Monroe, p. 
Auburn, Hinds, p. 
Aveusta, Perry, p._ 


B 
Bacon’s Landing, Adams, 
Baldwin’s, Hinds, p. 
Bankston Springs, Hinds, 


Bayou Pierre, mouth, Claib’e, 8413,3670 


Beatie’s Bluff, Madison, p. 


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Belmont, Wayne, p. : 


‘ Monroe, p. 
8422, 3507 c Lake, Washington, co 
8443,3507 Bovina, Warren, p. 

Bowling. Green, Jefferson. 

8420, "3636 Bowling. Creen, Carroll, * 

8517,3596, Branpon, Rankin, p. 

Brandy wing Springs, Clail 

8193,3570, Bridgeport, Hinds. 

8540,3510 ' Broken Bluff, Clarke, 

8432,3612 Bruinsburg, Claiborne, uf 

8369,3559 Buck Island, in the Miss, 

Buffalo, mouth, Wilkinson, «83. 

Bunch’s Cut-off, Washington, 

8386,3684 | Biaka, Holmes, p. oe 

| Big Black, mouth, Claib 

8440,3616 - Black Creek, month lt ail 

ini Chitto, Lawrence, Pe 

8461,3614 } Bole’s Ferry, Holmes, ‘ 





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-~FOPOGRAPHY. 





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Cc FE 
inal Bayou, 8528,6653 Feirchild’s Island, in Miss, 8396,3679. 
Ton, Madi3zon, p. 8462,3605 | Fairfield, Amite, p. 8371,3639 
\RROLTON, Carroll,p. 8521,3595 | Falkland, North Mississippi, 8572,3559 


‘yuga, Claiborne, p. ry Fletcher’s Island, Adams, 8367,3685 
dar Creek, Lowndes, p. Fochish Nanny, creek, Yalob’a 
treville, Amite, p. 8360,3662 | Fordsville, Marion, p, $352,3591 


noa, Holmes, 8497.3612 | Franklin, Holmes, p. 
imney Point, Hancock, 8304,3540 Fulghamton, Copiah. 
na Grove, Pike, p. 8366,3607 | Fulsom’s Pigeon Roost, Choc, $518,3544. 
echuma, Tallahatchee, p. 8534,3597 | #urr’s Mills, Lawrence. 








\nxe ©. H. Clarke, 8422,3522 | G 

aton Hinds, p. 8442,3614 Be sally 

al, ERM RES. 5 ap |) 2 see aa tal oy 
a, head of, Carrroll, 8515,38599 Garlandville NWayiie p “a 
USRELGES: Wilkinson, p. 8370,3680 GPoractown, Capit p, 8407,3608. 

e’s Creek, mouth, Jeff’son, 8408,3677 Georgetown, North Mississip. 8611,3568 

Forks of, 8403,3671 | Georgeville, Holmes, p. 
gee ‘arion, p. 8364,3590) Gildart’s Lake, £366,3688. 
Big). | ae 8366,3591| Grand Gulf, Claiborne, p.  8420,3663 


cs RE 

‘umBus, Lowndes, p. 8520,3504'! Gp , 

Pa 9 i EENSBoroUGH, Choctaw 8520,3564 
iah Creek, mouth, Copiah, 8410,3608 | Greenville, Pelrson: ”  g401,3668 
es a Monroe,p.  $550,3510) Grindstone Ford, Claiborne, 8420,3653 
onville, Lawrence, p. Come Hittockchia, 8500-3693 
bell Huune)) Nosth Miss- 9579,35501 orner, or Hittoo chia, 8500,3595 
rcil Island, inthe Miss, $614,3625 a 













3 Roads, Jackson, p. * ‘| Hamilton, Monroe, p. $532,350. 
- Ment Higoowaneee Reserve, Wa’ne $403,352 
i D Houmesvitte, Pike, p. 8363,36 20) 
h. fan’s Bar, in the Miss. 8369,3691 | Homochitto, mouth; 8362,3690 
‘Cane. Kemper, per 8469,3488 | Honey Island, Holmes. 
' *s Stand, Madison,p. 8463,3594} Horn Lake, North Mississippi. 8624,3008 
Island, Jackson, ~ $316,3526 | Hankinson’s Ferry, $425,305 
‘sland, Jackson, 8305,3520 | Harmon’s Landing, Claib’ne, '8416,3660 
sgal, Wilkinson. Harpersville, Yazoo, p. 
y, Adams, 8372,3682| Hendersonville. See Okachi- 
SE kama, 
r Hutchins’ Landing, Adams, 8380,3686 
Horse-shoe bend, 8582,5638 
7 8535,8599 i 
ral $394,3557 | Ibbaytup in Bogue, mouth Ya- 
ort, 9308,2216 lobusha, 8559. 3587) 
“ton, 8694,2827) Island 52, of theold Navigator, 857.5680 
i. 9175,2445| “ 65, do,, 857 1.3658. 


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< Si PS “Fe 


Island, Hancock, 8296,3525 Faverra, Jefferson, p. 8399,3663 — 


tles, Lake, 8562,3650 Fort Adams, Wilkinson, p.  $350,3691 


a 


“TT, do.5 » 1 anklin, pe 
Ishpombee, Carroll, p. ne ae Noxubbee, p . 






J ; wy Meridi rings, Ha 84 
git ih Madison, “Oy. yi 
Jacxson, seat of government — uses Mill I avens pie, bss 
for the State, on Pearl, pee | Monroe, Perry, pe . 
bank, ne ee 6438,3607 | Mor talb ny Warren, py 
Jackson C. H. Jackson, p. . 8312 3516 | a Le Pe. 
Jasper C. H. Jasper, 8421, 46 Moore’s Island, ’ 
Jaynesville, Come Pp: 8403, 33577 Moore’s Bluff, Madison, 
; k i Ala te Moscow,,near Tennesee ine 
* Bluff, Madison. 
eather roan, Wilkinson. Daeg tia ae} Now , 
RifgsvoniAdamey pe iy > ‘3878. 676 7 cans Conray 
Kintabish, head’of, Lea deudeleeene 3508 | easant, Wilkia 
L Mount Vernon ‘Warren, 
Lappatubbee, mouth of, B74 13565 Mount Washington, 


Laypenrpane C.H. Landerdale,, 8446 ae 
Leaf River, Greene, p 
janaxe, C. H. Leake, 
LEAKEVILLE, Greene, ae 
Lebanon Springs, Franklin, 


Leflore, Carroll, | ays, Poi 
L ewisville, Jefferson, Pp. Hand longi 
LexIncTon, Holmes, ps 8.498, 36011235" west Greenwich; © 
Liserry, Amite, Ponts 8360 aver sO 
Line store, Copiah, 
Little River. upper entrance, 
Liverpool, Yi ALO0, Pe vis ad eee Ai 
Livingston, ‘Madison, Ps , 8455,3613 | ™ 
Lodi, Lowndes,’ i * 8580,3515,|) 
Loits' Mills, Copiah, 
Lloyd’s Mills, Cepiah, ym 
Lovisvinie, Winston, _ i Bess 
Lowndes, Rankin p. 
Lusaskuna, mouth, ¥ alobusha | 8540 tk corner matt 
bat ony esi a Mouad, 


Macon, Noxubbee, p.) 
adisonville, Madison, ps,» 
Malcolm, Jefferson, ? “aly 
Manchester, Yazoo, 'p. 
Marion, Carroll, Ps. 
Martin's Station, 4 Mqpnees¥ a a 


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Sere 


: 


6 


boundary of the state, 
Okachickama, Yalobusha, p. 2553,3606 
Oktibbeha, mouth, Lowndes, 8523,3506 
Old Choctaw Line, on the 
Mississippi. 8541,3663 
Old Court-House, Adaras. 


Old French Fort, Jackson, © 8307,3526 
Oldham’s Reserve, Holmes, 
Qld River, Wilkinson. 
O’Neal’s Creek, Yazoo, 8466,3629 
Orangeburg, p. ' 

. | 
Palmyra, Warren. 8433,3663 
‘Papaw Island, or 103, 8448,3670 
Pascagoula, Jackson, p. 

« River, mouth, 8303,3504 
Pass Christiana, Hancock, = 8301,3537 
Pearl, head of, Oktibbeha, 8500,3536 

« mouth, Hancock, 8292,3552 
Pearlington, Hancock, p, 8296,3555 


Percy’ s Creek, Wilkinson, P. 8363,3683 
Philip’s Bend, 8486,3624 
Pigeon-Roost, N. Mississippi. 
Pinckneyville, Wilkinson, p, 8350,3684 


yal hal 
8615,3491 Reino. Jefferson, p. 8409,3671 
Roebuck, Lake, 8522,3616 
Rose Hill, Wilkinson, 8349,3677 
Runnels, Bayou, 8562,3647 


Ss 


Salem, Holmes. 

Sandy Creek, mouth, Adams, 8374,3673. 
Scorr C. H. Scott, 8444,3570 
Second Creek, mouth, Adams, 8372,3680; 
Selsertown, Adams, p. 8394,3673. 
Shankstown, Jefferson. 

SurELpsporoves, Hancock, p, 8305,355t 
Ship Island, 8301,3523 
Shongalo, Carroll, 8508,3589- 
Shukanutcha Creek, Kemper, 8460,3504, 


Sligo, Wilkinson, 8350,3676- 
Smita C,H, Smith, 8419,3570, 
Smithdale, Amite, p. 

Spring Cottage, Hancock, p, 

Spring Hill, Hinds, 84483624. 
Square Lake, North Mits. 8567,3647 
STARKVILLE, Oktibbeha, p. 8520. "3528. 


St. Catherine’s Landing, Ad. 8378,3685, 
St. Francis Island, 8599,36335- 


Pine Creek, mouth, Clarke, 8414,3525| St, Louis, Bay of, Hancock, 8305,3546. 

Pine Ridge, Adams, 8394,3684) Stower’s Mound, 8398,3676. 
‘Pitchlynn’s, Lowndes, 8521,3508] Steen’s Creek, Rankin, p. 

Pitt yurg, Yalobusha, $940,3588| Sumrall’s Church, Perry, p. 
Plainville, Yazoo, p. 
Pleasant Hill, Jefferson. T 

"Pleasant Ridge, Wayne,/p. ___| Temperance Ridge, Yazoo, p. 
Plymouth, Lowndes, 8523,3507 Talladega, Lowndes, p. 

, Pontotock, N. Mississippi, 8570,3559 | Tajlahoma, Jasper, p. $421,355 
Portersville, Franklin, p.  Yalobusha, 85383587. 
‘Port Gipson, Claiborne, p. 8415,3658 Tchula, Holmes, 8498,3614 

-Pratisburg, Warren, p. 8451,3650) Pillitoba,'Tallahatchee, p-  8556,3608 

_ Prin TON, Washington, p. 8487,3670 Troy, Yalobusha, 8541,3591 
Prospect ‘Hill, Adams, p. — 8381,3676| Puscahoma, Tallahatchee.  8538,3598. 

Q Twin Bluff, Warren, p, 8444,3636. 

a Pp. 8551,3502) U ; 

R 3 Uniontown, Jefferson, 8398,3671, 
Rankin, Holmes, Pp. — $494,3610 
- Raymonn, Hinds, p. 8439,3621 Vv 
Rigolets, 8295,3563 | Vernon Madison, p. $458,367, 
Rocky Springs, Claiborne, p. 8423,3646 Vicxssure,, Warren, $443,3645, 


MISSISISPPT. i 

Ww ‘ | Brooklyn, N. Y. 9018,2639 
Wahalock, Kemper, p. ‘ Brunswick; Me. 9238,2395 
Walker, Yalobusha, 8549,3584| Buffalo, N. Y. 9169,2935 
Wall’s Tan-yard, Monroe, p. sh ap: c 
‘Warrenton, Warren, p. _8435,365 A iB 
Washisgton, Adamiy3s. 8389,3677 | Cambridge, Mass. 9133,2467 
‘Westport, Lowndes, 8520,3506|Camden,S. C. 8576,3030 
‘WestyILze, Simpson, p. 8414,3594 | Canandaigua, N. Y. 9170,2837 
White Plains,;Lawrence p. Cape Cod, Mass. J} 04 


White Sulphur Springs, Copiah, __ 

hy 8500,3636 
White Sand Lawrence, p. 
Whitestown, Wilkinson, p. 8358,3670 
Willow Springs, Claiborne, p. 8421,3651 


Charleston, 8. C. 
Charlestown, Mass: 
Cincinnati, O. 
Cotumara, S. C. 
Cotumeus, O. | 


Wirtiamssurc, Covington, p. 8395,3572 | Concdr 1 
Williams’ Bayou, 9529, 3664 | CONCORD: N. H. 
Wincuester, Wayne, p. _8399,3516 

Woopvitte, Wilkinson, p.  8358,3676| Dedham, Mass. 


¥ 

Yalabusha, mouth, 

‘Yiezer’s Store, Hinds, p. 

Yazoo Pass, entrance from the 
' Mississippi, 


8523,36 11 
8442,3631 


8588,3636 





TOPOGRAPHICAL NUMBERS. 
‘OF VARIOUS PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES. 


‘Those places, of which the names are 
printed in SMALL CAPrTALs, are the seats 
Of government for their respective states, 


A 


Derrorr, Mich. 
Dorchester, Mass. 
Dover, ‘Del. 
Dover, N. H. 
Easton, Md. 
Eastport, Me. 
Edenton, N. C. 
Eveter, N. H. 
FE 
Franxrort Ky. 


Aupany. N. Y. 


9153;2625 | Fredericksburg, Va. 
Alexandria, D: C. 


8887,28:24 | Frederickstown, Md. 


Anwarotis, Md. 8901,2863 | . G 

Auburn, N: Y. 9169,2848 ee ee 

Augusta, Ga. 8519,3114) Gye bon. Me : . 

Aveusra, Me. 9268,2390 |G ronfeld: Me. if 
eR , Ms. 

Baltimore, Md: 8921,2858 H 

Bangor, Me: 9303,2327 | Hagerstown, Md. 

Barnstable, Mais. 9087,2416| Hallowell, Me. 

Batavia, N. Y. 9176,2893 | Harrispure, Pa. 


Beaufort, S. (34 
Boston, Mass. 
Bristol, R; I. 


8447,3041 | Harrrorp, Conn. 
9132,2464| Hudson, N. Y. 
9085,2479} Huntsville, Ata. 








» Inpranapotts, Ind. 
J 


J AoKsON,» Miss. 
J EEFERSON Mo. 


aie K 


Ransbitit, Me. 

; noe Ten. 
. oe EL 
W Sieweaner! Pa. 
Lexington, Ky. 

We LE Rock, Ark. 
Lockport, N.Y. 
Louisville, Ky. 
Lowell, Ms. 

bi Die Va. 

Val Ie 
} N + ve 


Marblehead, Ms. 
Middletown, Con. 
" Miniepcevitze, Ga. 
i 

\ 

: 





M 


obile, Ala. 
—e™ Vt. 
N 
Peiaca, Ms. 


Nasuviute, Ten. 
Natchez, C. H. Miss. 
Newark, N. J. 
| New Brdiord, Ms. 
New ern, N. C. 
Newburgh, N. Y. 
Newberyport, Ms. 
Newcastle, Del. 
New Haven, Con. 
| New London, Con. 
New Orteans, La. 
- Newtport, R. I. 
New York, N. Y. 
 Norfold, ar. 
Northampton, Ms, 
Norwich, Con. 


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Uf h + 


8438,3607 
8874, 3827 


9207,2432 
8693, 3234 


$973,2781 
8838,3268 
'8600,3732 
9190,2926 
8836,3330 
9151,2179 
8805,2962 
9140,2457 


9142,245] 
9078,2559 
8495,3200 
8326,3485 
9266,2556 


- 8964,3365 Pensacola, Flo, 


Petersburg, Va. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
Pittsfield, Ms.” 
Plattsburg, vey 
Plymouth, Ms, 
Portland, Me. 
Portsmouth, ae” 
Poughkeepsie, N. Ys 
Princeton, N. J. 
Provivencr. R. I. 


_R 
Rateren, N. C. 
Ricumonp, Va. 


Rochester, N. Y. 


s 
Sable. Cape, Flo. 
Sacketts Harbor, N. Y. 
Saco, Me. 
St. Augustine, Flo. 
St. Louis, Mo. 
Salem, Ms, 


| Savannah, Ga, 


9059,2408 
8705 3409 
8388,3683 
9022,2650 
9083,2559 
8558,2825 
9075,2641 
9164 "0459 


8947, 2733 


9057,2578 
906272529 
8277,3598 
9072,2481 
9019,2641 
8752,2779 
9130,2560 

77,2527 


Schenectady, N. Y. 
Springfield, Ms. 


i T 
Tattanassze, Flo. 
aunton. Ms, 
Trenton, N. J. 
Troy N. Y. 
Tuscanoosa, Ala. 


Utica, N. Y. 


Vandalia, Ill. 
Vevay, Ind. 
Vincennes, Ind. 





SRI Nene 
SSS 


oti 
8312,3432 


8709. 2840) 
8967, 2711 
9007, 3008 ry 
9139, 2508 


ry 
9222-949) 
9183,2445 


8679,2928 
8800,2846 
9187,2874 


7923,3075 


8874,3576 
91449454 
8420,3063 
9163,2635 
9115,2556 


8319,3276 
9101,2510 
8986,2679 
9158,2620 
8501,3462 


9185,2713 | 


8890,3542 
8885,3299 
88823445 


TOPOGRAPHY. 





Ww 
Wasuinerton, D. C. _8893,2822 


Wheeling, Va. - 8978,3042 
Wilmington, Del, 8948,2728 
Wilmington, N. C. 9069,2829 
Worcester, Ms. 9127,2509 

il 
York, me. 8968,2800 
York, Pa. F 9189,2440 





INDEX NUMBERS. 


8625,3612, N. W. Corner of Mississippi 
24,3608, Horn Lake. 
24,3600, Nonconna. 
20,3615, Buck Island, 
15,3491. Okachappo. 
14,3625, Council Island, 
11,3568, Georgetown, N. Mississippi. 

8599,3633, St Francis Island. 
88, 36, Yazoo Pass. 

82, 38, Horseshoe Bend. 
80, 00, Nelson’s Bluff. 
77, 50, Island 62. 
74,3565, Lappatubbee. 
72, 50, Council House, 
71, 59, Falkland. 
71,3658, Island 65, 
70,3559, Pontotock,. 
69,3655, Island 67. 

67, 47, Square Lake. 
63, 48, Offert’s Lake. 
62, 50, Charles Lake. 
62, 47, Runnel’s Bayou, 
59, 54, Islaid 69 

56, 08, Tillitoba. 

56, 06, Coffeeville. 

53, 06, Okachickama. 
51,3502, Quincy. 

50, 10. Cottonginport. 
49, 84, Walker. 
45.2604, Bolivar, Monroe. 
41,3663, Old Choctaw Line. 
Al.359%5) “roy. 

40,3666, Island 75, 

40, 04, Lusaskuna. 


8540,3588, Pittsburg. 


850 


40, 10, Athens, 


39,3587, Thbaytup-in-Bogue. 


38, 98, Tuscahoma. 


38, 87, Tallahoma, Yalabusha | 


35,3669, Island 77. 
35,3599, Elliot. 

34, 97, Chocchuma, — 
32, 06, Hamilton. . 
30,3660, Bolivar Lake. 
30,3514, Lodi. 


29,3664, Williams’ Bayou. | 


28,3665, Canal - Bayou. 
27,3514, Maykew. 


23,3611, Yalobusha, Month. 


23, O04, Leflore. 
23,3507, Plymouth, 

23, 06, Oktibbeha, Mouth, 
21,3616, Roebuck Lake. 
21,3595, Carrolton. 

21, 08, Pitchlynn’s 
20,3603, Ishpombee. 
20,3564, Greenborough, 
20, 28, Starkville. 

20, 06, Westport, 

20, 04, Columbus. 


18, 44, Fulsom’s Pigeon Roost. 


17, 96, Apaluce. 
17,,* 91, Bowling Green, 


15, 99, Coila. 
12 pe Alligator. 
2, , Marion, 


09, ae Nashville. 
08,3617, Little River. | 
08, 15, Abiacha, 
08,3589, Shongalo, 

0, 93, Gum Corner. 


8500, 36, Pearl, head of. 
8498,3614, Tchula. 


97, 12, Chenoa. 
93, 10, Rankin. 
94, OI, Lexington. 
94,3546, Louisville. 
94, 15, Macon, 


8493,3616, Black Creek. 


93,3570 Atala C. 





| 8487,3670, Princeton. 

86, 67, Bunche’s. 

86, 24, Philips’ Bend. 
78 3596, Bole’s Ferry. 

17, 3632, Manchester, 

76, 22, Benton, 

. . 69,3570, Leake, C. H: 
‘69,3478, De Kalb. 
66,3629, O’Neal’s Creek. 
66,3609, Moore’s Bluff. 
65, 29, Liverpool. 

: 63,3594, Doak’s Stand. 
va i. 62 ,3605, Canton. at 
: 61,3631, Satartia. 

i eh 33614, Beatie’s Bluffs. 
60 3908, Shukanutcha Creeks 
inlet OB, 3617, Vernon. 

ar 58, 13546, Neshoba C. H. 
a 55,3602, Madisonville, | 

ig 53, 13, Livingston. be 
_ «81,3650, Prattsburg. 

50, 17, Mount Olympus. 
48,8670, Papaw Island, 

_ 48, 61, Mouth of Yazoo. 
“ee 24, Spring Hill. 

08, Meridian Springs. 
ietbis: Landerdale C. H. 
| 45,3606, Agency, Old. 

1 oe a4, 36, Twin Bluff. 





badd 44,3570), Scott C. H. 

"43,8654, Vicksburg. 
43,3507, Alamucky. 

ae _ 42,8648, Montalbon. 

” a a oh iY eizer’s Store. 


Az, , Clinton, 
see: Kintabish, 
_. 40,3616, Bankston’s Springs. 
»- 39, 21, Raymond. 
m 38, O07, Jackson, 
| 37,3597, Brandon. 
35,3654, Warrenton, 
r 33, 63, Palmyra. 
if 32, 12, Aubnrn. 
i, 25, 53, Hankinson’s, Ferry. 
24 15, Line, Store. 
s 23, 46, Rocky Springs. 


LEIS EE lee ae ISSISISPYT. 


8422, 0] g499,3599. Claka'G. HL.” Man 
Cor la, 
21,3663, 
225) Vols 
OL Sood, 
aS 46, 
20,3663, 
20) iS, 
20, 36, 
19,3570, 
16,3660, 
15;).) o85 
14,3594, 
TSE pOR Be 
13,3670, 
TOPE 6s 
ie 65, 
11,3516, 
10,3639, 
10, 08, 
09, 71, 
09, 24, 
08, 87, 
07, 08, 
DDS ais 
03, Ba; 


03; 25: 
01,3668, 
00, 36, 
8399,2663, 
99,3516, 
398,3676, 
OS, 1s 
SO oF 
96, 69, 
95, DOM 
94,3684, 
94, 63, 
94,3557, 
9, FG, 
89 3677, 
88, 83, 
8, 68, 
87, 04, 
86, 84, 
85, 88, 








Clarke, C. H. a 
Agency, English. 
Big Black. ye 7 
Willow Springs. 
Tallahoma, Jasper. Pied 
Jasper C. H. 
Grand Gulf. 
Grindstone Ford. 
Amsterdam. b 
Smith ©; H. 
Harmon’s Landing. 
Port Gibson. 
Westville, 

Pine Creek. 

Bayou Pierre. 
Bruinsburg. 
Oakland. 

Broken Bluff. 
Mount Washington. 
Copiah Creek. 
Rodney. / 
Gallatin. 

Cole’s Creek. 
Georgetown, Copiah. 
Cole’s Creek forks. 
Jaynesville. 
Higoowanee. 
Greenville! 

White Sulpher Springs. 
Fayette, 

Winchester. 

Stowor’s Mound. 
Uniontown. 

Pairchilds, 4 
Lewisville. 
Williamsburg. 
Pine Ridge. 
Selsertown. © 
Ellisville. 

Mount Carmel. 
Washington. 
Natchez. 3 
Lebanon Springs. 
Monticello. 
Bacon’s Landing 
Moore’s Island. 


* 





SS 


6631,3676, 
30, 86, 
80, 56, 
80, 34, 
79,3562« 
78,3685, 
143, uMoK 
AL te Os 
Thr eee 
123). 80, 
72; 3a, 
70, 80, 
69,3691, 
69,3559, 
67,3585, 
66,3688; 
66,3607, 
66,359 Ly 
64, 90, 
63,3683, 
63, 20, 
62,3895, 
836 1,3528, 
60,3662, 
60, 49, 
59, 69, 
58, "6, 
58, 70, 
ae 92, 
2591, 
Gea 
50, 84, 
50, 76, 
A RTT 
16,3526, 
12,3516, 
07, 26, 
Oa, ol. 
05, 46, 
Obs 2 20) 
04, 40, 
03, 04, 
ORLY ST} 
Ouest 3k 
§296,2555, 


96, 


25, 


Prospect, Hill. 
Hutchin’s 


, Meadville. 


Bogue Chitto. 
Monroe. 

St. Catherine’s. 
Sandy Creek. 
Kingston, 
Duncan,s Ferry. 
Second Creek. 
Fairfield. 

Cold Springs. 
Dead man’s Bar. 
Augusta. 
Fletcher’s Island, 
Gildart’s Lake. 
China Grove. 
Columbia Springs. 
Columbia. 

Pery’s Creek. 
Holmesville. 
Homochitto. 
Leakeville. 
Centreville. 


‘Liberty. 


Mount Pleasant. 
Woodville. 
Whitestown, 
Buffalo. 
Fordsville. 
Fort Adams. 
Pinckneyville. 
Sligo 

Rose Hill. 
Deer Island. 
Jackson C. H. 
Qld French Fort. 
Shieldsborough. 
St Lonis, Bay. 
Dog Island, 
Chimney Point 
Pascagola river. 
Pass Christian, 
Ship Island. 
Pearlington. 


Cat Island, 


TOPOGRAPHY. 





8295,3563, Ricolets. “ 
92, ga? Pearl, mouth. ah 
" OBSERVATIONS &C. a 





Tpke meridian’ which I have | assumet 
etek in the Atlantic Ocean, betwee 


prétee it is, that it will pass over no | 


itable part pt oe peor except, 


ery country where = plan may a 







plied, the second numbers will constant] 
increase towards the west, and as Cor 
stantly diminish towards the east, so the 
when the numbers of two places are se 
under each other, the eye will instant] 
| perceive in what direction they lay. ue 


‘each other. 


For a similar reason, m} 


first numbers begin at the south pole. fe 


My plan can be advantageously ap 
plied in representing the ee ae fice 


lestial bodies, which I may 


to do, when more at leisure. pee 


“i 


When I have had occasion to use tl | 


latitudes and longitudes of other | state 
than Mississipp1, “Louisiana and Alabam’ 
I have preferred those of the America 


Almanac for 1835. 


| another. 


} 


| Rule. 
| places under each other, then that 








a id pas te 
To fint the direction of one pie . 


Place the numbers of the t r) 


ng y 


i has its first, or left hand number greg 


-est, is most northerly, 


and that wif 


‘has its second number greatest, is ag 


| westerly. i. 
Question. In what direction is. ae 
+ chester from Natchez? SU 
| Answer. The numbers for the 
t places are as follows: 
|, For Manchester, 9477,36 | 
| For Natchez. 8388,3¢ 


é 




























Now, by the rule, as 8477 is greater 
an 8388, Manchester is north of Natch- 
and | as 3683 is greater than 3633, 

te) ez. is west. of Manchester, or what 
same Manchester is east of Natch- 
‘Therefore Manchester is northeast- 
; Sein Natchez. . 

etermine whether it is more north- 
ly than a take the differences of 


Perini 
© 8388,3683 


89, 5) 
Now, if the first difference exceed the 
cond, Which is the fact in this case, the 
dace is nore, northerly than easterly. 
| 4 The first difference shows how many 
tiles one place i is north or south of anoth- 
T, an and the second difference shows how 
ny “miles west or east.“ , 





L what places are nearest, north or 

south of any named place, 
¢ Rule. Look for the number of the 
lace, and find that number in the Index, 
a second-number to that of your 
above the number of the Latter, is 
Res, the place nearest north, and the 
rest below i is that of the place nearest 
Muth. 


1,3595, ray the nearest second num- 
Dy above | find to be 3597, which is that 
! Chocchnma, Chocchuma is therefore 
i ost due north of Carrolton, The dif- 
nee of the first number is13. There- 
} ; Chocchuma is something more than 
Am 0 iles, on a direct line, fon Carrolton. 


To find what places are nearest, east 
‘Wwest, to any place named, find its num- 
, and then look for it in the index, as 
ore, then that place, whether above oy 


MISSISSIPPI. 


below, which has a greater second-num- 
ber, is west, and that which has a less 
second-number is east, ‘The number of 
Columbus is 8520, 3504. and 3506 is the 
nearest second number, which is that of 
Westport, and being greater, be ta is 
nearly 2 miles west of Columbus 





To find the shortest distance between two 
places. 


1. Set their numbers under each oth- 
er, and take the differences, then, if one 
difference be very small, compared with 
the other, a little more than the greatest 
difference will be the shortest distance 
sought. 


Y cv) 
The numbers of De Kalb 


8469,3488, 
TH. 8469, 3570 


Examp.ue. 
are 
Leake C, 





Difference 0, 482, 
Therefore De Kalb is 82 miles, on 2 
direct line; from Leake C. H. 


Numbers of Shukanutcha Creek, 

8450,3504 

8554,3602 
6, 98 


Madisonville. 
Differences. 
Shortest distance is 98 miles. 


2. When the differences are nearly 
equal, add 4 to every 10 of the greater 
number, to the same, which will be the 
shortest distance. 





Examete. Numbers of Coffeeville, 
8556,3606, 

Pittsburg, 8540,3588_ 
Differences, 165. 13 


Now 4 being added to every 10 of 18, 
will be about 7, which being added to 
the greater number, 18, makes 26 for the’ 
shortest distance between the two places. 

3. In general, after multiplying your 
least difference by 10, and your greatest by 


TOO Cha: 








one of the qrumbers in the first column oe 
low, so that the two products be nearly 
equal, add as you find stated. 


9 add 33 for every 100, and 3 for 
10 of the greater number. 


every 





8 « 97 “ 100 « 2 & 10 
7 6& Of «* foo « 2 * 40 
G hughes 100m BAK 0 
5 « ay «© 100 * 1 20 
As avbiriaties Joo. 1 eo 
5 4) © 100 
9 66 9 66 100 
Apprication. Numbers of Buck Isl- 
and, 8620,3615 
Falkland. 8571,3559 
Differences. 49, 56 


Now by multiplying the least differ- 
ence, 49, by 10, or by adding an O after 
it, which is the same thing, F have 490, 
and by multiplying 49 by 9, I have 441, 
which is nearly equal to it. Therefore 
I add 16, because 56 is nearly half of 100, 
to the greater number, 56, which makes 
72 miles for the shortest distance from 
Falkland to Buck Island in the Missis- 
sippl. 

Numbers of Okachappo, 

Woodville, 


8615,3491 
8358,3576 
anos 
Here you will find that by adding 0 af- 
ter the least difference, and multiplying 
the greater by 7, the two products will be 
comparatively equal; therefore add twice 
21 for the 200, and 10 for the 50, and 2 
for the 7, which makes 54 to be added to 
250. ‘The shortest distance between the 
two points is, consequently, 311 miles, 
and Okachappo having the highest first 
number, is to the north, and the lowest 
second number, is to the east of Wood- 
ville. The mouth of Okachappo, or 





Differences, 
























—_ 
—— 


Bear Creek, is, in fact, our northe 

boundary point. Pe | 
A very little Raa will wea hey 

ie velco ra 





eXCESSs 





To find the Dera belween two places 
the roads. i 
Ruie. Add 2 for every 10 of | 
shortest distance, unless the road! 
known to be very crooked, in which © 
add more, and if known to be very § straig 
add little or nothing. a 
The shortest distance between N . 
ez and Woodville you will find to bj 
small fraction over 30 miles;—2 to ev 
10 gives 6, which added to 30 mikes 
miles. ‘The measured distance is y 
miles. 
This rule will, in general, hold ee 
ingly true, particularly for distances eg 
50 miles, j 





To find how many miles a place is fi 
the equator. a 
Router. Your first numberis che ny 
ber of miles from the south pole, Al 
you subtract 6210 from it you will { 
the’ distance from the equator. , 4 
The first number of Ishpomb el 
8520; by subtracting 6210, you ky 
9310 miles for its distance from the « el 
tor, 
wit the first number were » sless_ x 
i you would get the distance of | 
place corresponding to it, south of} 
equator. 
To find the distance of aplace fro iP 
north pole. 


_ MISSISSIPPI. 


bet 











































. Subtract its first number from 
the difference is the proper answer. 
rst uumber of Vicksburg is 8443, 
ing subtracted from 12420. you 
77 \eft, which is the distance 
sksburg to the north pole. 
by a 
a P| ‘ 
the shorlest disiance fromany place 
ssissippi to another out of tt, within 
. the United States. 
Ruue. 1 If the first number of the 
‘ee out ofthe state is not greater than 
5, the rule before given, with respect 
n the) state, will answer pretty 
For example: 


The numbers of New 





Orleans are 
id . 8277,3598 
Columbus, Mississippi, 3520,3504 





fferences. Ae Sey 
by adding 0 after 94, you have 
hich is nearly equal to 4 times 
, therefore carry 7 to every hundred 
: ‘for the shortest distance; to this add 
r every 10, or 52, and you have 312 


omething less, which will general- 
the case when the first difference 
than the second, or the roads pret- 
ight. ‘This last is the true cause 
case. 
‘When the first number of the place 
“the state is greater than 8625, 
et one-tenth of the second difier- 
rom it for a new second difference, 
en proceed as before. ) 
nbers of Washington City, 8893,2822 
ackson, Missippi, 8438,3607 
455, 
One-tenth 7 





f Differences. 


‘Coxrected differences, 


ry ag 


3, or 17 to that number, which makes | 
; per hundred, which is about 20, and 


distance by the road... It\nis, in 





Now by adding 0 after 
4550, and 6 times 706 will be near this” 
number, therefore, by carrying 15 for ev- 


-—— - = 2 a 
455 you re 


ery hundred of 706 to it, you get 821 5 


miles for the shortest distance. “Add 2 
forevery ten of this distance, to it, and 
you have 985 for the distanee by the 
roads, The post office distance, which 


is not the most direct by the roads, is 


1035, 


3. In comparing places having their 
first numbers greater than 8625, and, 
of course, out of the state, subtract one- 
sixth from the second number, for a new 
second number, and then proceed as be- 
fore. 


Numbers of New York, 
Philadelphia, 


9019,2641 
8967,2711 


52, 70 





Differences, 
One-sixth, 12 
Corrected differences, 52, 58 


Now 520 is nearly 9 times 58, there- 
fore carry to 58 miles, at the rate of 33 


makes the shortest distance 78 miles. 


By carrying 2 for every 10 of this, to 
it, you get 94 for the distance by the 
road, which is about the computed dis- 
tance,though there is a road between 
them afew miles shorter. 


By applying the rale, you obtain the 
shortest distance from New York to Al- 
bany, 135; that by the roads, 162. From 
Bostcn to New York, shortest distance 
187, by the roads, 224. The shortest 
road formerly traveled is, I believe, 
from 210 to 214 miles. The post office” 
distance appears to be 206. According 
to whathas elswhere been observed. where 
roads are known to be pretty straight, 
(which must be judged of from the na- 
ture of the country, and improvements,) 


‘the rule will give too much, 








EE SE eS 
ames of Counties. 








Atala 
Carroll 
Choctaw 
Claiborne 
Clarke 
Copiah 
Covington 
Franklin 
Greene 
Hancock 
Hinds 
Holmes 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Jones 
Kemper 
Lauderdale 
Lawrence 


Leake - 


Lowndes 
Madison 
Marion 
Monroe 
Neshoba 
Noxubbee 
Oktibbeha 
Perry 

Pike 
Rankin 
Scott 
Simpson’ 
Smith 
Tallahatchee 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Wilkinson 
Winston 
Yazoo 
Yalobusha 


| New Mississippi 











rice “Whites 





arataves 1a ; 


1835. 








Central betw Pearl & | 


_ South of Lowndes : 


On both sides Chica é 
Southwesternmost, on? 
|East of Atala. 
On Yazoo, N. Bc 





Fositions of Counties. 





Cn the river. 

Fast of Wilk. 

East of Kolmes 

On Yazoo. 

East of Carroll 

Big Black & Miss. 
North of Wayne 
Bast of Jefferson j 
East of Lawrence 
East of Adams M4 
South of Wayne a 
On Pearl & Lakes. 
Central W. ot Pearl 
North of Yazoo 
Southeasternmost, — 
Westof Clarke. 
North of Adams. 
West of Wayne — 
North of Lauderda 
North of Wayne — * 
Both sides of Pearl 
East of Madison ‘. 
Both sides of Tom 7 


Ly if 

























Both sides, of Pea 
Both sides of Tomt 
North of Jasper 


West of Lowndes x 
East of Marion 
West of Marion ? 
On Pearly east of } 

East of Rankin ? 

On Pearl, east of 
Hast of Simpson! | 
On Tallahatchee 1 
On Yazoo & Mis, 

North of Warre i 















REMARKS, 


ne table of population is formed af- 
due consideration of the United 
s census of 1830, that of the state in 


ee | MISSISSIPEE Fy ee 


things now are, the sixteen new counties 


will be without senatorial power in the 
next legislature—a state of affairs as re- 
pugnant to our constitution as any other, 


The only remedy to it would be, tor those 
who brought it about to revise their acts 
of legislation, unless the new counties, 
are willing to forego their rights for the 
present, which our unfortunate position — 
requires of them to do. They alone 
have aright to complain. 



























, the Auditors Reports, and a vari- 
if circumstances which. have con- 
d to increase our population at least 
Tr cent in less than five years, I 
ye the actual population is greater 
] have stated in the table. It exibits 
} number of whites for Amite, Copi- 
reene, Jones, Lawrence and Perry 
he census of 1830, and a less num- ie 
blacks. for Greene, Jones and Per-! Jt wil] be recollected that some doubts 
in the same census. ‘The popula-| were entertained a few years ago relative 
, Mississippi, in 1840, will proba-}to our northern boundary, It was then 
iH but little short of HALF Aj} supposed that, if properly run, it would 
Te embrace Memphis. Tennessee was in- 
to the rapid increase of our num-| vited to co-operate with Mississippi, 
nd wealth and the various pomts which she was not inclined to do at the 
under which our state affairs| time, subsequently, when a gentleman 
nt themselves to thousands, | appointed by Gov. Brandon, had deter- 
strangers to the order of things mined the 35th degree of north latitude 
isted their immigration into to be a few miles souk of our old line, 
at also to the principles of our and Tennessee was likely to guin land, 
sy as combined with practice, sheran a line accordingly, and onr exe- 
gnt must be considered as a mo-| cutive was notified of it, but never con- 
Nierisis—one that calls upon our curred in its correctness. Governor Car- 
ens for the full exercise of their| roll of Tennessee then strangely assum. 
eand patriotism. Their good} ed that about 300 squate miles previously 
I doubt not, make them re-| included in Mississippi, were the proper- 
it is impossible, at present, for|ty of Tennessee. Strangely I say, be- 
ution of power to be made by cause the two States have never mutual- 
fof Arithmetic, and that there|ly agreed toit. Every thing has been 
where be an unequal represen-| ca‘parte. We ought therefore to insist, on 
Wis inequality, however, ow-) our boundary as it was, until lennessee 
| Als of legislation, will be great- will eoneur with us, in the choice. of a 
a, hould “be It was easy for) Suitable person to determine the 35th de- 
Aiur of 1833 to altach the new! gree of north latitude. The manner in 
some of the senatorial dis-! which our commissioner executed his du} 
th’ they bordered on. This} ty has never been made known to the 
added nothing to the senato- people, as it should have been, so that 
of each district, while it |competent persons might detect errors, 
enabled our new citizens to jif any in his mode of proceeding. That 
r constitutional right of suf- ‘there was error, I have but little doubt, 
As|when I reficct. that the Editor of the A- 





THE TENNESSEE LINE, 











lecting state senators. 





MISSISSIPPI. 


——ES——————Se 





merican Almanac of 1835 has determined 


for actual observation, that even the lati- 
tude of Bostonis 3 miles less than that 
assigned by preceding able. observers; 
that of Baltimore, &.miles less; that. of 
Salem 3 less; and that of Halifax, N. S. 
has been recently determined to be 5 
less than formerly. ‘he-same observer, 
I think, would place our line nearer 
Memphis than it ever was,.and for one, 
I should not object to both states select- 
ing that able individual to determine the 
position. ofthe 35th degree of North 
Latitude. Had our commissioner, with 
his same instruments, determined the 
31t degree of North Latitude, and the 
Northern boundary of Tennessee in 36° 
30‘, and found them correct, it would be 
proper for us to acquiesce in his results, 
which wenever did, and cught not. to, 
until we have some means of ascertain- 
ing that he went the right way.to work. 
Let us insist upon what we have a right 
to, and ask no more. The sooner our 
boundary is definitively, settled, “the! 
better. | | 








SKETCH OF THE COUNTIES. 





Adams, is bounded on the.-north. by 
Jefferson: east by the first Basis Meridi- 


an, east of the Mississippi which runs} 





northward and southward in longitude 
14 .deg. 7 m. west of Washington,, 


arates it from. the county of Franklin; 
south by Homochitto, a river 300 miles 
long, which rises.in Copiah, and separ- 
ates it.from Wilkinson; and west by. the 
Mississippi river, which divides it. from 


partofLouisiana. It was first settled by the . 


French, in 1716. who expelled the Natch- 
ez Indians from it inthe year1731.. In 
1763, it passed into the hands of the Eng- 
lish, together with a great portion of what 


is now the State of Mississippi, which’ 
the Spaniards possessed themselves of in ' 


or 91) 
deg. 9m. west of Greenwich,. and ape | 


















1779, and restored: to the Ameticans ia 
1797. On the second day of April, 1799, 
Adams county was constituted by prot= 
lamation of Gov. Sargent. and : 
oldest in Mississippi. 

ted has ee oa 


into a county, on 
1809. ; 


Atala, a new county, 
north; Winston east; Leake. Soni 
Holmes west. 


ee arapidly populating: new coup. 
ty,. has ‘Tallahatchee and Yalobusha 
‘2 Choctaw east; Holmes south; and 
Washington west. : 
Choctaw, a new county, has Yalobushe 
and the Chicasaw nation on the north 
Oktibbeha east; Atala. and Wins °) i 
south; and Carroll west. 
Claiborne, has Warren. on the. nail 
Hiads and Copiah east; Jefferson so 
and the river Mississippi onthe west 
From Warren it is partly separated b’ 
the Big Black, a river 500 miles lon; 
and partly by. a line running nearly fro! 
east to. west, on the right bank of the ri 
er, to a-point nearly opposite Big Blac, 
islands cutting off a tongue of lan 
formed by the Bogasha creek, the Bi 
Brack and the Mississippi. It was erec# 
ed into a county, January 27th. 1802. - 
Clarke, a new county, has Lauder ‘dal 
north; Alabama east; Wayne south; an 
Jasper west. 
Copiah,, has Hinds on the north; Pez 
river east, which separates it from Sim] 
son; Lawrence and Franklin, south, ar 
Jefferson and Claiborne on the west. | 
was erected. into a county on the, 21st 
January, 1823., * t 
Covington, has Smith-north; Jones ead 









Harion and Perry south; and Lawrence 
‘the west, containing not less than 648 
Wquare miles. It was erected into a coun- 
ly February 5th 1819. 9 4 , 
y Franl:lin, is bounded on the ‘north by 
fferson and. Copiah; east; by Lawrence; 
ath, by Amite; west by Adams. It 
tereeted | in to @ county oon DecaiieHt 
Ist, 1809, 
7 Greene, on | the east side of Pearl river, 
ig@as Wayne and Jones on the north; Ala- 
es east; Jackson and Hancock south; 
ar nd Perry west. It was erected into a 
Vounty, December 6th, 1811. 






















orth latitude, has) Marion, Perry and 
kreene on the north; Jackson east; Lake 
Sorgne south, and the east bank of Pearl 
iver west, which separates it from Louis- 
. The French had settlements within 
is limits, in 1699. It was erected intoa 
) ounty, December 18th, 1812. 
) Hinds, has Madison north; Big Black 
hi hwest, which separates it from Yazoo 
nd hy, att Claiborne west; Copiah 
' outh h, and Pal river east which ‘sepa- 
tes 3 it from Rankin county. In 1820, it 
(ut few white people. It now contains 
I'4re than any . other county. It was 


{ necessitate rei, permitted to-send a repre- | 

Ri sntative tothe Legislature, contrary to 
2 ie provisions of the Constitution. 

‘ | Holmes, anew county, having the late 


‘[thoetaw country north and east, the Ya- 







ton, northwest, and Madison southeast, 
a which it divided by the Big Black 
ver. _ It was formed, partly from. Yazoo, 


nd partly from the Choctaw eountry, | 


ti ebruary 19th, 1833 

ca Jackson, has Green on the: north: 

> [ancock west; the Gulf of Mexico south 

nd Alabama east. It was earlier settled 
y jan any other part of the state, and be- 
hi ame a county December 18th 1812: 


if 





) “med on the 9th of February 1821, and,, 


ancock, South of the 3lst degree of'| 


“to the Indians, and contained | 


’ TOPOGRAPHY — \ 


a 


hs 





Jasper. a new county, has” Nashoba. 
north; Clarke east, Jones south, and 
Smith west. 

Jefferson, has Clatbohite one north; 
tho Mississippi river west; Adams and 
part of Frank! WP court, and Copiah east, 
It was formerly called Pickering, and 
received ils present name January 22nd 


| 1802, 


Jones, has Jasper north, Covington 
west, Perry south, and Wayne east. 

Kensper A new county, has Noxubbee 
and a corner of Winston north, Alabama, 
east; ' Lauderdale south, and Nashoba 
wes! 

Lauderdale, A new county, has Kem- 
per north; Alabama east, Clarke south, 
and Neshoba west. 

Lawrence, N county on both side of 
Pearl river, having Copiah and Simpson 
north; Franklin west; Pike and Marion 
south, and Covington on the east." Tt 
was erected into a county, December 


\22d 1814. 


Leake, A new county, has Atala north, 
Nashoba east; Scott south, and 6 ha 
| west. 

Lowndes, Formed February Oth 1931 
‘has Monroe north, Alabama east; Noxub- 





fiver, which separates it ee Wash-! 


bee:south, and Oktibbeha west, 

Matlison, Separated from Holmes. and. 
| Vazoo by the Big Black; having Hinds 
south; divided from Rankin by the Pearl, 
and bounded on the east by Leake. Form- 
ed January 29th 1828. 

Merion, Formed December 9th 1811, 
is on both sides of Pearl river; has Law- 


Louisiana and Hancock south; Jackson 





and part of Groene east, r 

Monroe, On both sides of the Tombeck- 
|hee, considered a part.of Alabama’ till 
1821, when it became a county of Missis- 
sippij has’ a’temporary boundary. north 
and ‘west; Alabama east, and Lowndes 
south. 


Nashove, The largest of the new coun 


rence north; Pike on the west; part of. 


nee 


MISSISSIPPI, 
























and Scott west. $3): Perry, south, and Jones west. aie, 
Noaubbee, A new county, has Lown-| Wilkinson, has Adams on the riortha 
des and a corner,of Oktibbeha north;| the Mississippi west, Louisiana south, 
praelhs) east; Kemper south, and Win- ae Amite “ie he nh prec from 
eA ge, ab ye ams, an ec yn 
Mrcsiyu X A aoe pin. & has the es Tone, 30th 1802. m9 v Lee F 
asaw nation north; Lowndes east; Win- ae ) 
ston and a corner of Noxubbee Southy and}: ele ang gccunt yaa ans 
Pera Ne ee, lai and Oktibbeha north; .Noxubbee east; 

Perry, Has Covington and Jones north; | none ae apd tiie i wp? 
Marion west Hancock and Jackson south, pe da an 1tpeee ee 
atiAdGiieun cidade has New Mississippi north + 

Pike, Formed December 8th 1811; has | ©21Tell and part of Chactoy 
Lawrence on the north, Amite wést; La. Tallahatehee west. 
south, and Marion east. / 

Rankin, formed Feb. 4th 1828, has| Washington by Yazoo 
Madison north; Scott'east, Simpson south, | ison by the Big Black;fas Holmes north. 
and the Pearl west, which separates it/¢@st, and Warren southwest. It was 
from Madison and Hinds. | formed Jan. 21st 1 ’ ; 

Scott, a new county, has Leake north; | 
Nashoba east; Smith south, and Rankin 
west. 

Simpson, formed Jan. 23d, 1824, has 
Rankin north;S mith east; part of Law- Tee th 
rence and Covington south; and the Pearl a al: 
west, which separates it from Copiah. 

Smith, a new county, has Scott north; by Charl 
Jasper east; Covington south,'and Simp-| ment of 
Son west. | sion tofprosecute the discovery and sub-| 

Tullahatehee, a new county, has New |jugatién of Florida. He had been one 
Mississippi north; Valobusha east: Car- of fe companions of Pizarro, and had 
roll south; and Washington west. It |/am@ssed with him, in Peru, a considera- 
is already an important county, for popu- b fortune. He was, perhaps, ambi- 
lation and wealth. ‘tious of finding some new empire to 


Warren, formed December 22d 1909; subdue, and of transmitting his name to 
reroic subjuga- 


has Washineton county and part of Yad future ages as one of the | 
zoo river north; the Mississippi river | tots of the New World. But, whatéve 
west; Claiborae South, and. is separatéd | may have been his views, it appears to, 
from Hinds by Big Black. Yazoo ots be quite certain that he equipped a con-| 
bounds itafew miles on the northéast,|Siderable army for an expedition into} 

Washinton, formed in 1828, las a|Florida. It consisted” of not less than 
teraporary boundary north, Tallahatchee |900 foot and 350 horse. With these he. 
and Carroli east; the Yazoo softheast; |set sail from Havana, on the 22d of May, 
Warren south, and the Mississippi west. ‘new style, in the year 1538, and, abort 

























DE SOTO’ 


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| In 1537/Hernan de Soto was invested. 
J. of Spain, with the govern~ 
antiago de Cuba, with permis- 









































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the middle of June, landed in q'umpabaie 
then ‘called the bay of Espiritu Santo, 
or Holy Ghost. The following sketch 
of his adventures, which J have materi- 
ally corrected from the narration of Gar- 
\) cilaso de Vega, and the. versions ot 
others, may be ‘considered as tolerably 


Y] Having Janded his men, De Soto sent 
Pack his “large vessels, and took up his 
4 ine af mare for the north, where he un- 
derstood t te were mines, At the very 
roan € natives seemed to dispute 
€ inch, of the way; for apart of his 
cre attacked and suffered consider- 
“The first Indian village that 
he paabu was about 6 miles from the 
shore, and there he spent some days, un- 
‘ail he was well prepared for his expedi- 
tion into the interior. At this time, there 
E were many villages in the Florida coun- 
f try; some of which were better known 
‘by the names of their respective chiefs 
than by any other appellatives. Very 
ae of these contained more than from 3 
5 hundred souls. They are proporly 
ack olla of the Choctaws, Here were 
i percer districts, or tribal teu Ngges em- 


SE 


le or female chiefs. uN 
4, When Hernan de Soto, whorh some 





also. call Domingo, had penetrated nto | 













She was well received, and entertained 
with true Indian hospitality; being abun- 
dantly supplied with Zonchi (corn, ) and 
‘sissi-nippt, (venison.) An Indian queen 
ade him considerable presents, said to 
Thave consisted of Pearls of immense 
velue. which do not, unfortunately for 
‘the truth of the narration, happen to be 
found in this country. To this report, | 
however, Pearl river—the Nunxiwotya 


}will long retain as a memento of the 
ove of the marvelous that gave it. 


ithe interior, to the distance of 100 miles, | 


‘of the Choctaws owes its name, which it | rection; 
| of the present state of Alabama, he march- 


TOPOGRAPHY. 





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Several im pe i or mingos oppos- 
ed the passage of the Spaniards through 
the country, but without effect against 
superior arms. Some of these, however, 
fell.into the hauds of the Indians, who 
battered them so as to make them flat, 
and converted them into bushpo, or knives, 
which they might have done‘in those days; 
for the barrels of the muskets of the 16th 
century were quite thin. De Soto is 
said to have had some pieces of cannon 
with him, wliich is very doubtful, except 
they were on board of his vessels. 

At length De Soto reached the Apa 
lachi ‘country to the mountains of which 
he sent'adetachment of men, who return- 
ed, bringing specimens of metals which 
were fliere to ‘be found, of which go!d 
was the most prominent, They repre- 
sented the mountains, where gold was to 
be found, as inaccessible and inhospita- 
ble, and besides, that the natives wonld 
probably harass them constantly. so that 


it would not be worth while for De Sote 


to proceed thither, 

Whether influenced by these reports 
or not, it is certain that Dt Soto penetra- 
ted no further in that direction. He re- 
turned towards the place of departure, 
taking fule in his way, from which a 
part of his men proceeded to aplace called 
Ochusi by the natives, which is the same 
as the Choctaw Ochuns, snipes, which 
to this day, abound there, and then oc- 
casionedits name. It is the place call- 
ed Panzacola by the Spaniards, which, 
with some little alteration, signifies in 
Choctaw, the Scalping people. 

De Soto now sentinformation to Cuba 
of the result of his expedition, and 
Collecting his men together at Aute, de- 
termined upon wintering there. arly 
in the spring of 1539, he resumed his 
march, at first, ina northwesterly di- 
passing on the eastern confines 


ed for \scme tirae nor’ierly, and then 


“MISSISSIPPI. 








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northwesterly throiigh the ccuntry of the |Some of them on fire—more particularly 


Tsallakhees, or Cherokees, at that time {those used for the Spanish horses, of 
a warlike nation, almost ay populous as |Which 50 wete |consumed. The Spau- 


at the present day. 
was bounded by the Tennessee river on 


the north,—though, many years ago, Mr. |De Soto moved his camp to a spot cone 
Noah Webster, laboring under an error |Sidered more eligible, at the distance of 
which he subsequently acknowledged |3 or 4 miles. 5) % é 
with great. candor, not only carried ‘our |harassed by the Chicasaws, and: ‘the 
adventurer beyond the Ghio, but even to |number of his mén was soon considera 
Kaskaskia, on the river Oco, and made |bly diminished by the arrows of the ene- 


some of his men play a considerable part 
in the erection of the fortifications of 
“Ohio, 

‘De Soto, on his return, proceeded 
southerly to Mobile, or Mabilla, passing 
through the tribes of Tushka Lusa, or 
Black Warriors, and Alabama,—neither 
‘of which then mustered 500 warriors. 
The Indians at Mobile had, it seems, a 
sort of wooden fort to defend themselves 
in. ‘They were attacked by De Soto, 
and after suffering considerable loss, were 
compelled to give way. The veridical 
Garcilaso de Ja Vega reckons that the 
Mobillians lost, in defense of their town, 
at least 11,000 men! This is a greater 
number than the Choctaws had im the 
‘height of their power, ot any other tribe 
north of Mexico is known to have been 
able to bring into the field. Such tales 
gerve to weaken our belief in the histo- 
rians of the overthrow of the empire of 
Anahuac. Garcilaso further says that 
more than one thousand women were 
burnt to death in one house!!! 

When De Soto had subdued the Mo- 
bilians, he proceeded northwardly to. 
wards the Chicasaws, in whose countr 
he spent the winter of 1540. In Ja 
ary, of the last named year, a party/of 
these Indians attacked him in the nj 
by torch light,—for it was towardg! the 
end of the month, according to thg new 
style, and about the time of te new 
moon. ‘The Chickasaws darted/arrowsa, 
with lighted pine knots at the did, upon 


De Soto’s progress iards lost about 40 men by this attack. 


Jed the Missis 





or Guazoya. 
the huts ofthe Spaniards, andthus ¢et bly a village of the Wasawshee, oj 















After tho attack of the Chicasaws, 


Still he continued to bo 


tei 


“be 


my, or by being taken prisoners, or 
uy ey 


desertion. Mia. th A 
At length, at'the beginj4g of April, 
1540, Hernan de Soto reached the migh- 
ty Mississippi, which sore of his party 
named the Rio Grande, sr Grand ‘River 
The natives appear have called it 
Hushika oka, or Hushif oka, the water 0 
the sun, which the Spaniards ‘eorrupted 
into Cicuaga, and pave handed down i 
their account of tle expedition. 4 
It is stated thg De Soto first discover: 
pi at the lower bluffs, 
near Memphis/and a few miles north o 
the boundary/f the present state of Mis: 
sissippi. ese, indeed, are the only 
high landgon the left bank of the river 
till you wach those of the Walnut Hills, 
at Vickf/burg, so that, if De Soto saw 
the Mpsissippi in either April or May} 
‘the river overflows its banks, i 
1ave been at some point below thd 
mofth of the Yazoo, if not near Memphis. 
t perhaps, after all, the Mississippi 
en washed the high jands of our pre 
ent counties of Tallahatchee and Carroll, 
and that, at some potat in one of them 
De Soto first saw the Cicuaga, or Ri 
Grande.! me} 
Leaving speculation alone for the pre 
sent, it may be generally stated that De 
Soto desconded the Mississippi on rafts 
that ke caused to be constructed, visitin 
several places on both sides of the river 
one of which was called either Guacoya, 
If the latter, it was proba 





























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‘It was not till 1541, that De Soto, 
v ith his men, reached a position near, 
T opposite the mouth of Red River. 
eanwhile, hei east to havelbeen 











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| ing ‘the ‘country, or Aghting the natives. 

pe e time, it is said, Le.took the queen 
Nahatchee prisoner, who probably 
dwelt on the banks of the Tallahatchee. 
. she cafterwar S succeeded in escaping 
om ‘the Spt jards, and stirred up an op- 
position, against them, 






é ‘bout ‘the month of June, De Soto 
ened, » pérceiving his end ap- 
ching, appointed his Lieutenant, 
Don Lew: oseaso de Alvarado, to 


ueceed him in command of the forces 
emaining. He died about the tenth of 
| uly, new style, “in the 424 year of his 
‘ge. _. His refrains were sunk near the 
eft bank of the Mississippi, and not far 
“yom | the mouth of Red ‘River, in latitude 
419 north. His coffin was filled with 
{iullets, and, the teason assigned for its 
Jeing ‘sank was, that the lndiawe might 
either know of his death, nor be Able 
Jo find the body, ifthat knowledge could 
ot be concealed from them. Thus per- 
shed a man who had undertaken one of 
he most remarkable expeditions tecord- 
}din the annals of the Western World, 
jo which he had been chiefly impelled 
y the delusive hope of discovering the 
% aeans to toll in Bours Ww ealth, and 














“The celebrated re John Smith, 
yhose name is $o intimately associated 
Fith the history of Virginia, makes 
hention,of De Soto’s travels about 70 
tears subsequent to his death, and does 
ot seem to doubt the version that had 
Yhet his eye. For this and other reasons, 
‘uch reliance is to be placed upon the 

ertainty of De Soto’s having traversed 
he coustry bordering on the Mississippi; 






ut most of the adventures aacribed to 


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him wear an air entirely too fabulous to 
entitle them to belief. His continued 
marches, to and fro, appear to be nota 
little quixotical; yet his disappointed ex- 
pectations may be assigned as the cause 
why he tarried in the vain hope of dis- 
covering the mines, and subduing the 
nations which existed only in his dis- 
ordered fancy. If he was influenced, 
principally, in his expedition, by the ant 
bition of transmitting his name to after 
ages, his ambition will prove to be grati- 
fied; for, whilst the tide of the Mississtp- 
pi, and the tide of Time shall roll down- 
wards, the name and fame of Hernan 
de Soto will co-exist with them: 

Afterthe death of De Soto, Moscoso 
conceived the idea of reaching some of 
the inhabited parts of Mexico by land, 
and with this view ascended Red River 
at a low stage of its waters; He pene- 
trated into part ofthe present province of 
Texas, where he was. surprized to find 
cattle, by the natives called wale [pro- 
nounced walker] which, with the excep- 
tion of the final vowel, is the name they 
still bear amonglit the Choctaws, Chisa- 
saws, Creeks, Seminoles and other tribes; 
and doubtless derived from the Spanish 
vaca, signifying a cow in that laneuyage; 
for these tribes have the sound of our 
v. In consequence of seeing cattle a- 
mongst them, Moscoso called these abo- 
rigines the vagwreros, or cow keepers. 
He did not proceed much further, but con- 
cluded it best to descend the Red River 
and the Mississippi and seek Mexico by 
Water, 

Having arrived at the mouth’ of Red 
River, Moscoso is represented to have 
taken up his winter quarters near there, 
and during the month of January foilow- 
ing, of the year 1542, to have set his 
carpenters to work in order to fabricate 
suitable vessels for his contemplated 
voyage, Against him, whilst his work 
progressing, the neighboring chiefs or 





pistgees Sy 








Mingos leagued themselves, for fear, it 
is said, that, if he returned to the coun- 
try whence he came, he would cause 
others to come and drive them from their 


domains. ‘here are some evidences of 
hard fighting, at onetime or other, in 
that Reialitionheod, and particularly with- 
in 3 br miles of Fort Adams, but, 
whether these evidences justly refer to 
contests between the natives and Moscosc, 
is somewhat problematical. ‘The find- 
ing of some articles belonging to the 
Spaniards, in the vicinity of the place, 
would setthis matter to rights, and do 
away witha deal of incredulity. 

On the 4th day o July, 1542, Moscoso 
and his men were prepared to depart 
from their winter quarters, and having 
got on board their vessels. commenced 
descending the river. ‘They had, per- 
haps, reached a peint as low down as 
3aton Rouge when they were attacked 
by the natives and suffered considerable 
joss; for they were nearly upon an equal- 
ity with the Spaniards who were now 
without powder, Besides, the army of 
De Soto had dwindled down toless than 
300, owing to the contests they had 
been engaged in, to disease, and deser- 
tion. His horses were all gone through 
famine, slaughter or theft, and, in short, 
Moscoso, his successor had became al- 
most as feompletely derived of all the 
distinctions between civilized and savage 
life, as though he had never known them. 

On the 11th of July, new style, the 
Spaniards reached the sea of Mexico, 
and after runing great risks, were fortu- 
nate enough to reach a port called Paa- 
uco, distant 180 miles 
Mexico, to which they found easy access. 
Another accout, however, represents that 
the shattered remnants, of De Scto’s 
troops arrived at Cuba. This perhaps 
ought only to be considered as referring 
to the vessels he sent back thither after 
he had Janded in Florida, or to the ‘re- 


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from the city of| 





doubt and feeb Oe: ply greater than 
what is evident from there pages, r 
nearly every thing® that. wore the ‘air of 
fable was rejected in order not to inst 

the judgment of a eel 


ACKNOWLEDGM 


I seize this epportanity. tp. aeknowl 
edge my obligations to the followii 1g 
gentlemen, on account of informati: q 
have obtained from, or th ough them, 
relative to the state. 1] 

Maj. John Pitchlynn, U.S, igeaea 
ter to the Choctaws; Col. Folsom. anc 
father; Win. G. Kendall, Esq, Col Leflore 
and. David T. Williams ‘of Carrall; ‘Mi 
Randal Gibson, Stephen Howard, Esq., 
Messrs. Templeton and Vick, of Warreng 
Gov. Brandon, Gen, Joor, Wn. Haile, 
Esq, and Wm. B. Haden, of Wilkinson; 
Thes. G. Ellis, and Messrs. Fletcher 
Holliday & Cason, of Adams; John Spyres, 
(formerly Choctaw Interpreter to Andrew 
Ellicott, E'sq.,) of Franklin. Gen. Dick- 
son, Maj. Peyton. Dr. § M. Puckett, 
and A, Veizer, of Hindi ar Joor, of 
Hancock; Ninian McCra Ba f 
Tallahatchee; Capt, John Bell, Sutveyo or 
General, of New Mississippi; Maj. C. B. 
Green, and D. W. Haley, of ‘Madison; 
he McRae, of Green, Eytany Benton, 

Esq. of Claiborne; Wm. - Sanders, of 
Lowndes; A. Duckworth, of i, 
and Philip B. Harrison, Esq. of Jefferso 

To many others 1 have polnowlede 
ments to make, when | publish my con= 
templated work on Mississippi, whic 1 
‘defer doing uhtil afier the next sess 
| of the Legislature, at which, I presume, 
New Mississippi will be laid off into 
counties. Meanwhile, I would be glad. 
receive further information relative 


the state. HENRY VOSE. | 


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